PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Activated OF Shane Victorino from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF T.J. Bohn to Lehigh Valley (IL). Claimed INF Oscar Robles off waivers from San Diego and assigned him to Lehigh Valley.

SAN DIEGO PADRES Sent RHP Mauro Zarate outright to Portland (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS Announced LHP Ray King refused his outright assignment to Columbus (IL) and elected to become a free agent.

1922 Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers.

1961 Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee.

1971 The Milwaukee Bucks become the second team to register a four-game sweep in the NBA championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 118-106.

1976 Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jimmy Young in Landover, Md., to retain his world heavyweight title.

1992 The Red Wings and Canucks become the ninth and 10th teams in NHL history to rebound from 3-1 deficits to win playoff series. Detroit beats the Minnesota North Stars 5-2 in the Norris Division, while Vancouver defeats the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 in the Smythe Division.

1993 Monica Seles, the top-ranked women s player, is stabbed in the back during a changeover at the Citizen Cup in Hamburg, Germany. Guenter Parche, 38, reaches over a courtside railing and sticks a knife into the back of Seles. She has an inch-deep slit between her shoulder blades and misses the remainder of the 1993 season.

2002 Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez becomes the second-youngest player to reach 250 homers during a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

2005 James Toney outpoints John Ruiz to win the WBA heavyweight title in New York. Toney, a former champion at three other weights, wins his third heavyweight bout, becoming the third one-time middleweight champion to take boxing s top crown.

BASKETBALL

NBA Coaches of the Year

2008 Byron Scott, New Orleans

2007 Sam Mitchell, Toronto

2006 Avery Johnson, Dallas

2005 Mike D Antoni, Phoenix

2004 Hubie Brown, Memphis

2003 Gregg Popovich, San Antonio

2002 Rick Carlisle, Detroit

2001 Larry Brown, Philadelphia

2000 Glenn Rivers, Orlando

1999 Mike Dunleavy, Portland

1998 Larry Bird, Indiana

1997 Pat Riley, Miami

1996 Phil Jackson, Chicago

1995 Del Harris, L.A. Lakers

1994 Lenny Wilkens, Atlanta

1993 Pat Riley, New York

1992 Don Nelson, Golden State

1991 Don Chaney, Houston

1990 Pat Riley, L.A. Lakers

1989 Cotton Fitzsimmons, Phoenix

1988 Doug Moe, Denver

1987 Mike Schuler, Portland

1986 Mike Fratello, Atlanta

1985 Don Nelson, Milwaukee

1984 Frank Layden, Utah

1983 Don Nelson, Milwaukee

1982 Gene Shue, Washington

1981 Jack McKinney, Indiana

1980 Bill Fitch, Boston

1979 Cotton Fitzsimmons, Kansas City

1978 Hubie Brown, Atlanta

1977 Tom Nissalke, Houston

1976 Bill Fitch, Cleveland

1975 Phil Johnson, Kansas City-Omaha

1974 Ray Scott, Detroit

1973 Tom Heinsohn, Boston

1972 Bill Sharman, L.A. Lakers

1971 Dick Motta, Chicago

1970 Red Holzman, New York

1969 Gene Shue, Baltimore

1968 Richie Guerin, St. Louis

1967 Johnny Kerr, Chicago

1966 Dolph Schayes, Philadelphia

1965 Red Auerbach, Boston

1964 Alex Hannum, San Francisco

1963 Harry Gallatin, St. Louis

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